Public Relations

Extended Cabinet OKs academic calendars

BENTONVILLE (January 18, 2008) - The NWACC Extended Cabinet today approved the fall 2008 and spring/summer 2009 academic calendars.

Fall 2008

• Start and end dates: 16 week—August 25 – December 10
• Finals December 11-17
• Grades due December 19 at noon
• Labor Day September 1          
• Thanksgiving Break  November  27-29 (Thursday-Saturday)

Spring 2009

• Start and end dates:  16 week-- January 12 – May 2
• Finals May 4-8th
• Grades due May 11
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday in January 19, 2009
• Spring Break will be in March, but is yet to be determined.  It will be Monday-Friday.  Second 8 week Weekend College will meet the Saturday before and after spring break
• One day added in for AQIP Conversation Day.

Summer 2009

• Start and end dates  1st 5 week – May 26 –  June 26
• 8 week – May 26 –  July 17
• Weekend College – May 30 – July 18
•  2nd 5 week – July 1 –August 3
• Memorial Day is May 25, 2009

Holidays

All Service offices stay open to 6 p.m. the Friday before a start of the semester. But close at 4:30 for the following holidays:

• July 3, 2008 (or day prior to 4th of July holiday) and 2009 close at 4:30
• November 26th close at 4:30
• Day prior to Christmas break close at 4:30
• Spring Break close at 4:30 all week

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